The list of owners in LA grows. English soccer needs a winter break. Griffey Jr. breaks a record.

Seattle

Gonzalo Pineda has officially called it quits on the field, and will continue to explore commentary opportunities and someday coaching. On his way out he had high praise for Major League Soccer, saying it's no longer a "cemetary" for older players.

The Official Podcast of MLSReserves.com. Luke Lohr and Pedro Gomes talk the recent US Open Cup
action, including the Seattle Sounders and Eddie Johnson. The New York Cosmos have joined the North
American Soccer League (NASL) and recent trade movements caused a stir in MLS. Additionally KickTV
guest Jimmy Conrad drops steps in and offers his insight into KickTV and what his goals with the
organization are.

Luke Lohr and Pedro Gomes talk the recent US Open Cup action, including the Seattle Sounders and
Eddie Johnson. The New York Cosmos have joined the North American Soccer League (NASL) and recent
trade movements caused a stir in MLS. Additionally KickTV guest Jimmy Conrad drops steps in and
offers his insight into KickTV and what his goals with the organization are.

I've held off on a MLS expansion piece for a while now. But this morning Jason Davis over at
MatchFit USA got me thinking again. (Damn you Davis!) I figured it was time to revisit some markets
and remind ourselves why some places just aren't getting talked about here.

Davis talks this morning about San Diego and why that market has been "shutout" recently in MLS
talks.

The great Will Ferrell surprised punters last night by joining "President Teddy Goalsevelt" on stage at the USMNT fan party in Recife, being announced to the crowd as the direct replacement for crocked Jozy Altidore in the US squad ahead of their do-or-diefinal group fixture against Germany.

Will Ferrell. Old Trafford. You know it's going to be a good day (unless you're Gordon Ramsay). We
can get Russell Brand to play Sergio Pizzorno in the Soccer Aid movie. I'll have my people fax your
people. - Greg Seltzer

My first post of the morning dealt with the darker side of soccer, so I need to balance that out
with a look at the positive that soccer can accomplish. This Sunday celebrities and football
legends will gather at Old Trafford to raise money for UNICEF.

The England team will be captained by Robbie Williams and the Rest of the World team will be
captained by Michael Sheen.

Will Ferrell has a new film out called 'Casa de mi Padre' which is set in Mexico and in which he
talks Spanish for the duration though it appears Ferrell's grasp of the language may not be quite
so fluent in what we have collectively been indoctrinated by the Queen shape-shifting reptile to
refer to as 'real life.

Now THAT's what a friendly's supposed to be like!. Instead of a lone insane fan willing to charge a
moving golf-cart, you get hoardes of fans putting a stop to the operations of a shopping mall as
they trail not pretty boy Cristiano Ronaldo... but Jose Mourinho (who supposedly insisted that
George Clooney would be the best man to play him in a biopic).

Just pause it at 9secs and have your laugh. Then once you are over the hilarity that is the Scotch
elf, spread some holiday cheer and sponsor a child through Holden's Heroes. After then can you call
Will Ferrell and tell him that someone stole his Christmas look.

Chelsea met Inter at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena. The game was dominated by Jose Mourinho's former
club and the Special One could not hide his displeasure. Lampard, Drogba, Malouda, Sturridge and
Essien kept the pressure up on the Nerrazurri. Drogba hit a speculative shot on goal which Belec
was unable to get fully behind and only managed to deflect the ball into goal in the 10'.

Nat Borchers, star defender of Real Salt Lake is kind enough to lend his time and offer some fun
insights into which RSLer spends the most time on their hair...also Champions League, Supporters
Shield and MLS Cup. Pedro and Luke discuss all things soccer including which D2 team has is right,
this week's crazy MLS results and our thoughts on Caleb Porter heading up Portland.

Soon to be co-starring in a movie called The Campaign, heavyweight film stars Will Ferrell (of
Anchorman fame) and Zach Galifianakis (from The Hangover) hooked up with some of Chelsea's squad in
Seattle during the Blues' pre-season tour of the States.

Ross Turnbull, Frankie Lamps, Petr Cech and Paulo Ferreira (all pictured) were among the Blues'
players to meet up with the two comedy superstars, giving them Chelsea shirts in exchange for some
American football gear.

Having just discovered that Barack Obama is no longer a fan of West Ham from the Mail (don't
worry I read it to take the piss) and is now a fan of Al Wasl's (maybe to align himself with
dealers of Oil, yes ITS is getting political), I thought I would do an A-Listers top 10 this week.
Enjoy!

Guess who came by to watch the Chelsea vs. Inter Milan match at the Rose Bowl in the LA suburb of
Pasadena. Hollywood did. Chelsea went on to beat Inter Milan 2-0, with Frank Lampard and Didier
Drogba both scoring, which also saw ex-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho reunited with his former club
while bring in [.

The World Cup is very much over. Which means the complaints about vuvuzelas are also very much
over. Or at least they should be. So who better to have the last World Cup Blog word on the whole
topic than plastic horn inventor Jeff Vuvuzela, appearing at the ESPY Awards last week. Enjoy.

Before leaving Seattle for the next stop on their U.S. preseason tour (New York), several
Chelsea players met with Zach Galifianakis and noted Chelsea fan Will Ferrell at their hotel for a
photo op with the Champions League trophy and FA Cup.

After Chelsea masseuse Billy McCulloch froze up upon meeting Ferrell and said he didn't know
what his favorite film was after being urged on by Frank Lampard, Ferrell attempted to autograph
the Champions League trophy.

Obviously, Chelsea have some famous fans. We knew about Will Ferrell's love for the club, but
this is the first I'm hearing about Mr. Galifianakis' appreciation for the Blues. Still, comic gold
in this shot. Will and Zach look like they enjoyed some quality herbal remedies prior to the
photo.

The biennial Soccer Aid match benefiting UNICEF was once again held at Old Trafford on Sunday
pitted, pitting England against the Rest of the World. As usual, both teams were comprised of a mix
of celebrities and football legends, but this year one of those celebrities probably regretted
stepping on the pitch with one of those legends.

During halftime of the U.S. U-23 team's 2-0 win over Mexico in Dallas on Wednesday night, Will
Ferrell appeared on the Spanish-language telecast with co-stars Diego Luna and Genesis Rodriguez to
promote their upcoming movie, Casa de mi Padre.

Though Will speaks Spanish in the film, he doesn't have a strong grasp of the language in real
life.

- Now that his first season as a New York Red Bull is done and dusted, Thierry Henry has all the
time in the world to lunch it at any of the restaurants he chooses in New York's Meatpacking
district. There's no buts about it America has done this boy's body good.

- Getafe striker Javier Arizmendi gave an enthusiastic thumbs up after being discharged from
Hospital Gregorio Maranon de Madrid just at the start of the weekend.

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